Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 15 Mar 2022 10:44:51 +0100 | From | Borislav Petkov <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] x86: Remove a.out support |
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On Sun, Mar 13, 2022 at 06:26:31PM +0000, James Jones wrote: > ... > This all probably seems absurd now, but note the newest version of these > tools was released in 1995, when Linux ELF support would have been brand > new. I don't know when the tools first shipped on Linux, but it would > have been a few years before that, so a.out would have been the only > option. It seems some Atari Jaguar developers were rather early Linux > adopters.
Ok, that explains it fine, thanks.
Please put that explanation in a text file somewhere in Documentation/x86/ so that we know why we're keeping a.out support.
I'll zap the removing patch from the lineup now and you can send me your fixes whenever you're ready.
If you're wondering on how to format them and what to do, we have it all documented in Documentation/process/. I'd especially suggest reading Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
HTH.
Thx.
-- Regards/Gruss, Boris.
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